Curtain fastening means



E@ l35 M ggHRQEDER g-l CURTAN FASTENING MEANS Filed Sept. l2, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented July 16, 1935 i 2,008,471

l -UNITED jsTATEs PATENT OFFICE Bernard A. schroeder, Evantin. 111;; assigner to Robert Eidin'ger, `doing' business as Meer-Made l Products, Chicago, Ill. l 'Y Applicaticn september' '12, y1934. "serial No. 743,131 6 o1aims.- for rss-21) i lThis invention relates to improved means for The curtain A may be of any suitable material, supporting draperies, shower curtains or the like; preferably-a fabric, and its upper marginal porand more particularly to an improved clip adapt-- tion may be properly folded and stitched to prof ed to be' slidably mounted on a curtain rod and vide means for'attaching the clips B. As shown .5 detachablylengage an associated fabric. f in Figsl l and, a portion of the curtain I may 5 The primary Vobject Voi the invention is to pros be doubled back on itself to provide two reverse vide a simple and inexpensivemounting which folds,` j|| and `|2 which `provide a pleat |3 `which is readiiy detachable from the ,curtain which, it may be. stitched flatly against the curtain l by supports so that lthe latter may be Vlaundered, means of alineof stitching |4 and a brokenline without difficulty. v ofstitchingul. The free edge of the marginal 10 A further object of the invention is toproportion may be folded down as indicated at; I5 vide an improved clip vwhich vmay be' used` on and the edge portion turned in and stitched round curtain rodswhich are now4 in use, 'and as indicated at |1 tolprovide an upper pleat |8. which will hold the upper marginal portion of By providing vertical lines `of stitching I9, op,-

u the curtain in upright position so as to conceal posed pockets and 2| are provided in the pleats 15 the rod and fastening means. l V|, 3 ,and I8` having `their `open portions adjacent Heretofore removable fasteners havebeen pro-y to eachother so as` to receive the legs of the mem'- vided which were adapted fory use in connection ber B. i f with a special rectangular rodbut the .present i The clip B maybe of'any suitable material,

a0 invention provides a fastener which will support preferably rust-proof, and is shown with a` con- 20 the curtain in upright position regardless of the nectingloop .portion22rwhich may be shaped like shape of the rod. The invention is illustrated in a horseshoe and is provided with an upwardly the preferred embodiment in the accompanying extending arm 23and a downwardly extending drawings, in whicharm 24. If desired, the arms 23 and 24 may be 25 VFigure i is a broken rear elevationalview with in alignment or, if preferred, one orth e other 25 an end partly in perspective, showing oneiolm may -be bentout of alignment with `itscomof an improved clip applied to a curtain and p a .nior i' member, If a suitable resilient material curtain; Fig. 2 is aside elevational viewofv aclip .suchas brass is provided, the clip may be snapped of the character shown in Fig. l; Eig". .3 is a rear over the rod `C without diliiculty. If desired,

elevational view oi the same; Fig. 4; is aside elesuitable rollers 25 may be provided on theloop 3o vational view oi another form of springolip; v portion of the clip and may `be held in proper Fig. 5 is a rear eleyationalyiew of the same; ,position by 'meansof homes 2-6 struck out ofthe Fig. 6 isa vertical sectional view of a. curtain loop 22. Preferably, the ends of the arms are showing a clip of the character shown in Figs. 4. provided with loops 28 so that it may beY inserted and 5 being inserted in the opposed pockets proeasily in the pockets 20 and 2|, and the support- 35 vided in the marginal portion of a curtain; Fig. 7 ing end of the upper member 23 will be blunt and is a. broken elevational view, partly in perspecwill not pierce the top of the pocket 2|. In order tive, showing a special binding tape which may to facilitate attachment of the clip B with thev be applied to a curtain to provide pockets for curtain, the lower arm 24 may be longer than the the supporting clips; Fig. 8 is a broken perspecarm'23, and sufficient space is provided between 40 tive view of the binding tape shown in Fig. '7 the open ends of the pockets 20 and 2| to permit prior to its being stitched to the curtain; Fig. 9 the arm 23 to be swung intov the open end of is aV broken elevational View of another form of the upper pocket when the arm 24 is fully infastener in which grommets are employed instead serted in the pocket 20. The entire clip may then Y of pockets; and Fig. 10 is a broken perspective `be slid upwardly in the two pockets and there 45 View oi the binding tape shown in Fig. 9 prior is no danger of it becoming accidentally displaced to its attachment t0 the Curtain. as the weight of the curtain will hold it in its po- In the forms illustrated in Figs. 1-3, A desgsition. If the upper arm 23 is substantially the nates a curtain or drapery provided at its upper same length as the pocket 2|, the curtain may be marginal portion with a connecting portion A; supported by the loop 28 at the fold I6 and also 50 B, a clip having upwardly and downwardly. exby the edge portion of the pocket 2| engagingthe tending arms adapted to engage opposed pockets elbow where the arm joins Vthe connecting porprovided in the curtain A; and C, a supporting tion 22. member upon which the clips B are slidably The supporting member C may be a wire, cord,

mounted. or in the form yof an ordinary tubular curtain 55 rod. In any case, the loop portion of the clip embraces the rod and the pressure of the curtain against the lower l-eg 24 will prevent the clip from swinging very Vfar from an upright position, and .the top portion of the curtain will conceal the supporting means.

In the form of clip shown in Figs. 4 6, the loop portion 30 is in the form of a coil having suiicient resilience to permit it to bedistorted as shown in Fig.6, to permit its upper arm 3l and lower arm 32 to be inserted in closely adjacent apertures provided inthe marginal portion of the` curtain. As in the form shown ini'll'ig..2, 'anti-Y friction rollers may or may not be provided as preferred. Also, the ends are provided with loops 2 33 which are bent in a plane perpendicular to that of the connecting loop so that the loop portion of the clip is urged into a plane perpendicular to the face of the curtain. This feature facil--v itates the sliding movement of the clip and the Vextend. through the curtain 36 and'fasten the strip thereto. Y i A Y Y In the forms shown in Figs. 9 and 10, a binding strip is provided with grommets 4| which receive the `legs ofV the connecting clip. The apertures'in the grommets, as in the case of the apertures in the pockets 2li and 2i, shouldbe in substantially vertical alignment.v l l The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of'understand'ing only; and

no unnecessary limitations should be-understood therefrom, but the appended claims should beV 'construed'as broadly as permissibla'in view of the'prior art.y y Y I claim: Y

l. A curtain-supporting clip having Va horseshoeshaped loop portion adapted to fsnapf over avsupporting-curtain rod, andanupwardly extending arm and a downwardly extending arm adaptedto support a dependingcurtain, 'said lower arm being longer than' the upper arm to facilitate making a sliding connection with op- 2. In a device of the character set forth: a curtain; and a supporting tape having its marginal edgeportions turned inwardly, back of itself to Wards the center of said tape, with the folded portions stitched to the upper marginal portion of said curtain,y and having pairs of substantially vertical lines of stitching to form opposed clipreceiving pockets to facilitate securing the ourtain to suitable clips.

" 3. In a device of the character set forth: a curtainhaving a transverse strip of its upper marginal portion provided with reverse folds to form a pleat .stitched flat against the curtain and simulating a hem,`said curtain having the free edge of the marginal portion folded backwardly and downwardly to form an upper pleat, and the opposed pleats having pairs of adjacent openings to receive arms of associated supporting clips.

. 4. In combinatiom; a supporting clip adapted to be slidably mounted on a curtain rod, said clip having upwardly and downwardly directed arms; and a curtain having in its upper margin a pair of spaced apertures in p substantially vertical alignment, the distance from the top aperture to the top edge of the curtain being substantially equal to the length of the upwardly directed arm so that the margin of said curtain may be sup-` ported in upright positionrby the arms of the clipV 'which impale said apertures and engage the mar- Vupwardly directed arm and a longer downwardlyV directed arm; and a Vcurtain having in its upper Vmargin a pair of vertically aligned opposed pockets adapted to receive said arms and be suspended in substantially upright position thereon.

6. In combination: a curtain-supporting clip A 

